Lakes / California / Lakes Near San Francisco

Lakes Near San Francisco, California

60 counted California lakes sit within 60 miles of San Francisco - the largest is Lake Berryessa at 18,083 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Berryessa	Napa	57 mi	18,083 acres	-
Clifton Court Forebay	Contra Costa	46 mi	2,215 acres	-
Sherman Lake	Contra Costa	38 mi	1,841 acres	-
Calaveras Reservoir	Santa Clara	39 mi	1,186 acres	-
San Pablo Reservoir	Contra Costa	14 mi	785 acres	-
San Antonio Reservoir	Alameda	35 mi	770 acres	-
Lake Hennessey	Napa	49 mi	763 acres	-
Upper San Leandro Reservoir	Alameda	17 mi	705 acres	-
Lake del Valle	Alameda	40 mi	703 acres	-
Nicasio Reservoir	Marin	27 mi	677 acres	-
Briones Reservoir	Contra Costa	16 mi	669 acres	-
Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir	San Mateo	20 mi	595 acres	-
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir	San Mateo	17 mi	586 acres	-
San Andreas Lake	San Mateo	12 mi	486 acres	-
Kent Lake	Marin	20 mi	459 acres	-
Lake Curry	Napa	44 mi	321 acres	-
Lake Chabot	Alameda	17 mi	292 acres	-
Central Lake	San Mateo	17 mi	239 acres	-
Chesbro Reservoir	Santa Clara	60 mi	222 acres	-
Lake Merced	San Francisco	6 mi	208 acres	-
Mallard Reservoir	Contra Costa	27 mi	203 acres	-
Alpine Lake	Marin	17 mi	200 acres	-
Calero Reservoir	Santa Clara	54 mi	191 acres	-
Abbotts Lagoon	Marin	37 mi	190 acres	-
Laguna Lake	Marin	35 mi	173 acres	-
Loch Lomond	Santa Cruz	50 mi	172 acres	-
Soulajule Reservoir	Marin	32 mi	166 acres	-
Bethany Reservoir	Alameda	44 mi	164 acres	-
Lake Merritt	Alameda	9 mi	152 acres	-
Bon Tempe Lake	Marin	16 mi	121 acres	-
Lafayette Reservoir	Contra Costa	17 mi	105 acres	-
Stafford Lake	Marin	26 mi	105 acres	-
Lake Herman	Solano	26 mi	96 acres	-
Lake Merced	San Francisco	5 mi	92 acres	-
Lagoon	Solano	44 mi	91 acres	-
Pilarcitos Lake	San Mateo	15 mi	89 acres	-
Willow Lake	Contra Costa	46 mi	89 acres	-
Stevens Creek Reservoir	Santa Clara	38 mi	83 acres	-
Rector Reservoir	Napa	46 mi	81 acres	-
Lake Elizabeth	Alameda	30 mi	78 acres	-
Lake Madigan	Solano	39 mi	76 acres	-
Bell Canyon Reservoir	Napa	54 mi	74 acres	-
Contra Loma Reservoir	Contra Costa	35 mi	69 acres	-
Lake Elsman	Santa Clara	52 mi	63 acres	-
Santa Rosa Creek Reservoir	Sonoma	49 mi	59 acres	-
Antioch Municipal Reservoir	Contra Costa	36 mi	57 acres	-
Lake Frey	Solano	38 mi	54 acres	-
Lake Lincoln	San Joaquin	60 mi	54 acres	-
Almaden Reservoir	Santa Clara	53 mi	52 acres	-
Vasona Reservoir	Santa Clara	44 mi	52 acres	-
Marsh Creek Reservoir	Contra Costa	39 mi	51 acres	-
Lake Chabot	Solano	27 mi	49 acres	-
Milliken Reservoir	Napa	43 mi	41 acres	-
Guadalupe Reservoir	Santa Clara	50 mi	38 acres	-
Halls Valley Lake	Santa Clara	48 mi	36 acres	-
Lake Lucerne	San Mateo	38 mi	33 acres	-
Lake Ilsanjo	Sonoma	47 mi	32 acres	-
Arroyo de los Frijoles	San Mateo	40 mi	31 acres	-
Moskowitz Reservoir	Napa	49 mi	28 acres	-
Sunset Reservoir	San Francisco	4 mi	25 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.